.Authorizations in Russia on Friday labelled a Grammy-winning pianist, a clergyman that assists Ukrainian refugees as well as a previous Soviet spy as "international agents," the most up to date update to Moscow's expanding list of individuals it regards as adversaries of the state.Numerous social shapes, journalists, businesspeople, in addition to headlines outlets and institutions, have been branded "international representatives"-- which carries bad Soviet-era nuances-- since Russia offered the legislation in 2012.The Russian Fair treatment Administrative agency's most up-to-date add-on to the "international representatives" listing includes world-renowned performance pianist Yevgeny Kissin, Apostolic Orthodox Religion priest Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko as well as ex-KGB police officer Yuri Shvets. Dmitry Tsibirev, who acted as a coordinator for the late Kremlin movie critic Alexei Navalny in the Saratov area, was likewise named a "overseas agent" on Friday." Kissin opposed the special military function in Ukraine, joined fundraising activities in support of the Ukrainian armies, featuring as component of his touring activities, and likewise moved funds to them," the administrative agency mentioned.Mikhnov-Vaytenko, meanwhile, was charged of spreading "phony news" about the Russian authorities as well as providing interviews to "foreign representative" media.Shvets, who provides discourse on Russia's war in Ukraine for his preferred YouTube channel, was actually implicated of recommending nations that are "unfriendly" to Russia to boost "unlawful actions" against Moscow. Considering that the 1990s, the former spy has actually stayed in the United States, where he holds citizenship.Russia administers the condition "overseas representative" to folks it views as traitors and also foes of the condition, and demands all those designated to mark their magazines along with a long waiver. Individuals branded as "foreign brokers" are also called for to send strenuous economic documents to the Compensation Department.Independent media has stated that the number of illegal cases against "foreign brokers" in Russia more than multiplied in 2023 compared to the previous year..Russian authorizations have actually moved to additionally tighten up legislation targeting "overseas representatives" in recent months.